Yogurt and honey might be a food combination many love to keep their stomach calm and happy, but we're going to show you how it's great for the skin, too.

As we remain indoors amid the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, most of us don't have access to our usual supply of beauty products, such as sheet masks. Not only that, we can't go to salons and get facials. So, in such a situation, many of us are returning to the home remedies we either learned of as kids, or are experimenting with kitchen ingredients like mad scientists.

Now, we don't recommend trying to apply everything in your vegetable basket and fridge on your skin. But, there are a few safe ingredients which work without fail, and help improve skin, and this mask comprises those.

The ingredients you need

To make this, you need half a cup of thick, plain curd with as little water (you know that thing it floats in) as possible.

Then, you need some organic honey. So, ideally, you should make sure your honey is pure and not made of sugar syrup. This is because it is actual honey which has skin benefits, not sugar.

Finally, you need a few drops of rosewater, for which your trusty bottle of Gulabari should work just fine.

In addition to this, you can always throw in some organic, desi gulab petals from the garden, if it is available. However, this ingredient is an optional indulgence which the recipe can still work well without. In fact, it's better to skip this step than use petals from store-bought flowers, because the chemicals and pesticides those are sprayed with are bad for the skin. So, stick to the home-grown stuff!

How to make it and apply it

To make this mask, you need to make sure you separate the water from the curd so that the consistency isn't runny. Then, add honey in, and mix it well. Now, judiciously add a few drops of rose water. Be careful not to add too much, or it will make the mixture so thin that it will drip right off your face.

If you have organic roses (they must be pesticide-free) wash them well. A water and vinegar soak for a few minutes also helps remove chemicals from plants.

Then, tear the petals and add them into the paste of yogurt and honey. Mash the petals with the back of the spoon as much as you can. This helps release the oils in the flower. Give the mix one last stir to mix everything.

Now, apply this mix to a clean, completely dry face. Make sure you've washed your face with a face wash and applied a toner before applying this.

Since this mask is quite runny and drips a lot, concentrate most of the product to the upper part of your face.

Leave it on till it dries for best results. You will find that it takes anywhere between 50 to 60 minutes to dry.

Skin benefits of this mask

There are loads of skin benefits of this mask's ingredients.

First and foremost, yoghurt contains lactic acid, which is a gentle chemical exfoliant that makes skin look replenished and even-toned, making it seem brighter. It also contains fats which moisturise skin, enhancing your skin's glow. To add to that, the probiotics in yoghurt help maintain the balance of your skin. That's why you'll notice your complexion look less patchy, and dry flakes disappear upon using this.

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Honey, another moisturising ingredient, is a humectant which smoothens dry skin and reduces the dullness from damage. So, honey hydrates the skin. Rosewater, another hydrating ingredient, makes skin feel and look plump. The fat from the yoghurt seals in these hydrating agents so that the moisture they bring doesn't evaporate.

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In all, it serves as a mask that makes your skin glow by reducing dullness and roughness, making skin look radiant and glowing.

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